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Radiation safety culture in health care encompasses every action taken to improve the protection and safety of patients and personnel involved in medical...

This second edition reviews the scientific knowledge and updates and supersedes the first edition. It includes a new research question addressing the use...

Ethics is an essential component of radiation protection in medicine, but this has not always been recognized by the various stakeholders involved....

This rapid advice guide examines the evidence and makes recommendations for the use of chest imaging in acute care of adult patients with suspected, probable...

Communicating radiation risks in paediatric imaging: information to support healthcare discussions about...
Patients and families need to have access to risk-benefit discussions about health care interventions when, where, and in the way they need to best understand...

No medical imaging service can produce high quality work unless it is properly managed. Quality management implies good organization and discipline, with...

Imaging asymptomatic people: a framework addressing clinical governance improvement and regulatory compliance
The role of medical imaging is recognized universally when considering the provision of high quality and safe healthcare. For a diagnostic imaging procedure...

Use of medical imaging in asymptomatic people for individual health assessment (IHA)
This expert meeting was held as part of an ongoing WHO project on justification of imaging asymptomatic people for individual health assessment (IHA)....

Imaging asymptomatic people: are we doing more good than harm?
This seminar aims to discuss elements/requirements to be included in such a framework of good governance of IHA practices.

Report of the Stakeholders Workshop, Seoul, Korea, September 2016: Justification of the use of CT in...
The purpose of this workshop is consistent with the objectives of the WHO Global Initiative on Radiation Safety in Healthcare Settings, will contribute...
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Safety guide on Radiation Protection and Safety in Medical Uses of Ionizing Radiation
Radiation protection and safety of radiation sources: international basic safety standards (2014)
Main problems and suggested solutions for improving radiation protection in medicine in Ibero American countries. Summary of an International Conference held in Madrid, 2016
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